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Music Maker's Workshop Resources
These online resources will be helpful for students taking our summer Music Maker's Workshop. I try to keep these links updated and frequently check their integrity, but due to the evolving nature of the internet, I can't guarantee all the links will work today.

Getting Started
- Thonny IDE for writing Micropython, Circuitpython code
- Workshop GitHub -- sound files, sample code and patches
- Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi Pico -- This was a book, but now has turned into a web-based tutorial clickthrough adventure.
- Second edition the Getting Started book
- A really nice start page for creating projects on the Pico
- Workshop GitHub -- sound files, sample code and patches
- EMacs Reference Card
Pure Data (Pd) application and libraries
- Pure Data (Pd) Homepage
- Virtual Sound Library -- makes Pd much more functional
- https://github.com/alexdrymonitis/Arduino_Pd -- serial print library for Pd
- List of all built-in objects in PD -- Pd Vanilla
- Rafael Hernandez's fantastic YouTube Series for learning PD
- Pd Reference Card
Books (Online and Print)
- William Schotts: The Linux Command Line -- Sixth Edition -- A totally free download. This is a really super handy book for learning how to use the command line.
- The Book on PD by Bianchi, Cipriani and Giri. You can get this easily on Amazon.
More Advanced Resources
- Rafael Hernandez's YouTube series for developing externals for PD
- Johannes Zmolnig's article on developing PD externals
- A useful GitHub repository for creating externals
- The Scientist and Engineering's Guide to DSP -- a great book by Steven W. Smith, for free online!
- Raspberry Pi Pico Startup Guide for C/C++ Development -- this is a little more sophisticated than Python.
Max/MSP resources (paid version of PD)
- Cycling74 web site

Last updated on 10 April 2026.
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